Broccoli Salad

  This is a really good broccoli salad recipe from the store brand broccoli mix. It's easy to make, and the slaw mix was super cheap.

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Ingredients: 

10 slices bacon or 1 package pre-cooked bacon pieces

1 - 12 oz. package FS Broccoli Slaw

1/4 cup red onion, chopped

1/2 cup raisins

3 Tbsp. white wine vinegar

2 Tbsp. white sugar

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup sunflower seeds, shelled

(Note: I prefer to make it without the raisins, but it's just a personal preference.)

Directions:

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside. 

In a medium bowl, combine the broccoli slaw, onion, and raisins. 

In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sugar, and mayonnaise. Pour over broccoli slaw mixture, and toss until well mixed. 

Refrigerate for at least two hours. 

Before serving, toss salad with crumbled bacon and sunflower seeds. 

Refrigerate any leftovers. 

How Color Affects Appetite

  According to shape.com, allwomenstalk.com, and colormatters.com, color does affect appetite and emotions.

• Blue is appetite suppressing because it is not usually found in nature. Most foods would have to be molded or spoiled in some manner to be blue. Blue is also a calming color.

• Red and yellow stimulate appetite. This is why so many restaurant signs and logos are red or yellow. Red makes us think of ripe, delicious foods like fruits and meat. Red can, however, increase energy. Yellow symbolizes happiness.

• Orange also helps to boost energy, and may also stimulate appetite.

• Green helps to stabilize appetite, and reminds us of healthy vegetables.

• Purple is calming and can help you fall asleep.

  So, it looks like I need to paint my kitchen blue and green, my treadmill room orange, and my bedroom a lovely shade of purple.

Pretzel Chicken

  These yummy pretzel breaded chicken tenders are so good they can be eaten alone or dipped in honey mustard. Since the pretzels are used as a coating, this recipe is really not too high in sodium. I also baked them instead of frying, which I prefer because it is not as messy, but you still get good flavor from the healthy oil used to coat the pan. 

Ingredients:

3 handfuls pretzels

3 Tbsp. canola or vegetable oil

1 pound chicken tenderloins

2 eggs

Honey mustard dressing

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 

Put pretzels in a plastic bag and crush them using a rolling pin. 

Add oil to a baking dish. 

Beat the eggs. Dredge chicken in eggs first, then in the crushed pretzels, coating thoroughly. Place in oiled baking dish. 

Bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway through. 

Serve with honey mustard dressing, if desired.